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Serial

Role

Aircraft/Missile

Tactical

e) Puma HC1

No. of Sans 7

[27

Deployment

A

STC 38 Group

Transport

(Short Range)

Notes

NATO earmarked for the

UK MF 7.

(Contd)

10

Tanker

a) Victor K1

[3]

STC

1 Group

These aircraft will be

b) Victor K2

[1]

STC

1 Group

replaced by the Victor K1

tankers during 1976. The

first squadron is now forming.

11

Search and

Rescue

a) Wessex HC2

2 a/c_7

STC

18 Group

b) Whirlwind

HAR 10

[2]

STC

18 Group

c) Whirlwind

NEAF Cyprus

HAR 10

12

Surface to

a) Bloodhound

[1]

RAF Germany

NATO assigned.

Air Missiles

b) Rapier

[3]

RAF Germany

NATO assigned.

c) Tigercat

[1]

STC

NATO earmarked

d) Bloodhound

[17

NEAF Cyprus

Abbreviations

STC

Strike Command

NEAF Near East Air Force

UKMP JAME

United Kingdom Mobile Force

ACE Mobile Force

G.

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7

to be

replaced by Rapier by

late 76.

To be withdrawn by 1 Apr 76 7